Fruit Fly Rural Update (January 2023)
Protect against fruit fly
Fruit fly control over summer, when the pest is most active, is critical for anyone with a fruit tree, orchard or vegetable patch. You can help stop the spread of fruit fly by using a combination of simple control strategies.
- Protect with […]
Fruit Fly Rural Update (December 2022)
Summer spike
Queensland fruit fly numbers are on the rise and will continue to steadily increase throughout summer. It is important home gardeners, property owners and growers are fruit fly ready and have activated their control strategies as we enter the peak growing season.
Stop the spread of fruit fly
There is no single action that will stop […]
Fruit Fly Rural Update (November 2022)
Increased fruit fly spring activity
Fruit fly activity is on the rise as we hit the spring peak and start to experience population increases which will continue to build over summer. Fruit fly currently active across the Goulburn Murray Valley are adult flies that were able to survive the winter by over wintering. The next […]
Fruit Fly Rural Update (October 2022)
Spring outlook
Higher than usual rainfall across the Goulburn Murray Valley combined with current higher than average daily minimum temperatures have resulted in ideal conditions for fruit fly. Weather conditions are optimal for fruit fly and will see an increase in fruit fly activity.
Stop the spread
Fruit fly management […]
Fruit Fly Rural Update (September 2022)
Activity snapshot
Higher than usual rainfall along with typical daily minimum and maximum temperatures are providing highly favourable conditions for adult Queensland fruit flies. These conditions make it ideal for fruit fly that were able to survive winter to continue to become active through spring and find fruit to infest.
September outlook
A third consecutive La Niña […]